[44] His image was going downhill in a hurry in the eighties with all the bad moves he was forcing, not to mention all the mangers and GMs he was firing. If nothing else, he was certainly looked at as a bungling meddler with deep pockets. James Dolan credits him as a key mentor for giving him some advice that apparently stuck.

[50] And? That doesn't actually counter-indicate anything I said. I didn't say that the majority of people liked G.S., just that the people in my portion of the Tri-State Area didn't magically become Mets fans during the 80's ...

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He's 19, drinks like he's legally 20, educated, born and bred in Urawa, loves the city, loves the team, and wants the world to learn about Japanese soccer. He grew up idolizing England's famous hooligans: "I want to be like that. They're so cool." He wishes Urawa never signed Lee: "I hate him." He sees Koreans at his university in Tokyo: "I never talk to them. Because I hate them."

Is Tatsu racist? "Not really. But other people think I am racist. Because I sometimes say, 'Fuck you, Korean.'"

Tatsu was afraid to talk about it in front of the other Reds at the bar. He pulled me away, put his finger over his mouth, and spoke quietly. He said he's friends with the guys who put up the "Japanese Only" banner, and I asked him if he's angry that he got banned from the game because of them.

"As a supporter, I'm angry," he said. "But as a friend, I'm so sorry to them. Because they're very friendly, so we should save them from the media. We have to save them, but we couldn't, so I feel really sorry."
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